The Ones Who Never Left

A lifetime of spooky tales...

Gabrielle spent her early childhood in a remote manor house in rural Ireland. Both the house and the land it stood on were said to be haunted. 'My parents had strange experiences on and off the property,' she says. 'THE ONES WHO NEVER LEFT drew on that past and the memories they evoked to ignite the drama and atmosphere of the narrative.'

Gabrielle's first, full-length gothic novel is already sending shivers down readers' spines!

In this gothic thriller, newlyweds Hugh and Lucy become property guardians of 'haunted' Rook House in rural Yorkshire. Stalked by the childhood traumas that drew them together, the young couple regard the house as a haven to rekindle their creative sparks - until they begin to see and hear what they can't explain.

This gothic thriller delivers a masterclass in terror and suspense.

Newlyweds Hugh and Lucy become property guardians of 'haunted' Rook House in rural Yorkshire, unfazed by local claims about its past. As Hugh puts it: 'What old house standing alone in the countryside doesn't have stories attached to it?'

The young couple regard the house as a haven to rekindle their creative sparks in beautiful, tranquil surroundings. 

But it soon becomes clear that someone – or something – in Rook House has been waiting for its latest occupants… waiting to unfold a story that’s been whispered down the years but gone unheard. Now a malevolent force awakens, exploiting the hidden darkness in two people who barely know themselves – let alone each other. 

Rook House has a story to tell. And if you listen too closely, you’ll end up joining the ones who never left.